diff --git a/vlib/net/http/download.v b/vlib/net/http/download.v
index 455c1e0507..8ca18f0f31 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/download.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/download.v
@@ -5,14 +5,23 @@ module http
 
 import os
 
-pub fn download_file(url string, out string) ? {
+// download_file retrieves a document from the URL `url`,
+// and saves it in the output file path `out_file_path`.
+pub fn download_file(url string, out_file_path string) ? {
 	$if debug_http ? {
-		println('download file url=$url out=$out')
+		println('http.download_file url=$url out_file_path=$out_file_path')
 	}
 	s := get(url) or { return err }
 	if s.status() != .ok {
 		return error('received http code $s.status_code')
 	}
-	os.write_file(out, s.text) ?
-	// download_file_with_progress(url, out, empty, empty)
+	$if debug_http ? {
+		println('http.download_file saving $s.text.len bytes')
+	}
+	os.write_file(out_file_path, s.text) ?
 }
+
+// TODO: implement download_file_with_progress
+// type DownloadChunkFn = fn (written int)
+// type DownloadFinishedFn = fn ()
+// pub fn download_file_with_progress(url string, out_file_path string, cb_chunk DownloadChunkFn, cb_finished DownloadFinishedFn)
diff --git a/vlib/net/http/download_nix.c.v b/vlib/net/http/download_nix.c.v
index 43a40fe234..134daf8d21 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/download_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/download_nix.c.v
@@ -2,51 +2,3 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license
 // that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 module http
-
-type DownloadFn = fn (written int)
-
-/*
-struct DownloadStruct {
-mut:
-	stream  voidptr
-	written int
-	cb      DownloadFn
-}
-*/
-fn download_cb(ptr voidptr, size usize, nmemb usize, userp voidptr) {
-	/*
-	mut data := &DownloadStruct(userp)
-	written := C.fwrite(ptr, size, nmemb, data.stream)
-	data.written += written
-	data.cb(data.written)
-	//#data->cb(data->written); // TODO
-	return written
-	*/
-}
-
-pub fn download_file_with_progress(url string, out string, cb DownloadFn, cb_finished fn ()) {
-	/*
-	curl := C.curl_easy_init()
-	if isnil(curl) {
-		return
-	}
-	cout := out.str
-	fp := C.fopen(cout, 'wb')
-	C.curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url.str)
-	C.curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, download_cb)
-	data := &DownloadStruct {
-		stream:fp
-		cb: cb
-	}
-	C.curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, data)
-	mut d := 0.0
-	C.curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_DOWNLOAD, &d)
-	C.curl_easy_perform(curl)
-	C.curl_easy_cleanup(curl)
-	C.fclose(fp)
-	cb_finished()
-	*/
-}
-
-fn empty() {
-}
diff --git a/vlib/net/http/download_windows.c.v b/vlib/net/http/download_windows.c.v
index 422b6da91d..42849cc514 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/download_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/download_windows.c.v
@@ -7,23 +7,3 @@ module http
 #flag -l urlmon
 
 #include <urlmon.h>
-
-fn download_file_with_progress(url string, out string, cb voidptr, cb_finished voidptr) {
-}
-
-/*
-pub fn download_file(url, out string) {
-	C.URLDownloadToFile(0, url.to_wide(), out.to_wide(), 0, 0)
-	/*
-	if (res == S_OK) {
-	println('Download Ok')
-	# } else if(res == E_OUTOFMEMORY) {
-	println('Buffer length invalid, or insufficient memory')
-	# } else if(res == INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE) {
-	println('URL is invalid')
-	# } else {
-	# printf("Download error: %d\n", res);
-	# }
-	*/
-}
-*/